Dodge Ram Van

Owners filed 221 complaints across 13 model years of the Dodge Ram Van. The 1999 drew the most (47).

Model years13
Complaints221
Recalls4
Fires32
Deaths0

Which Dodge Ram Van years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Dodge Ram Van model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Dodge Ram Van model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
200316
021Electrical SystemRoutine
200214
121Electrical SystemRoutine
200133
151Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac SystemRoutine
200029
054Structure › BodyRoutine
199947
0116Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodRoutine
199822
15—Electrical SystemRoutine
199716
012Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
199618
0——Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
199514
01—SeatsRoutine
19946
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
19933
1—2Parking Brake › ConventionalRoutine
19922
0——Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
19911
0——Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.